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When the bunyip heaves himself out of Berkeley’s Creek, he has no idea what a bunyip really is! So he sets off to find out for himself.
Reading Australia
Notes
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Originally written to explain Berkeley's philosophy of perception to her own children who were intrigued by their mother's university lectures on the topic.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille and sound recording.
Works about this Work
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[Review] The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Books from Our Backyard : Must-Read Books from Queensland 2006; (p. 6)
— Review of The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek 1973 single work picture book -
Cultural Solipsism, National Identities and the Discourse of Multiculturalism in Australian Picture Books
1997
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Ariel , January vol. 28 no. 1 1997; (p. 101-116) -
The Birth of the Bronze
1994
single work
column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 9 no. 3 1994; (p. 8-10) -
The Twenty-First Birthday Celebration of The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek
1994
single work
column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 9 no. 3 1994; (p. 7-8) -
Children's Book Week
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6 July 1994; (p. 15)
— Review of The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek 1973 single work picture book
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[Review] The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Books from Our Backyard : Must-Read Books from Queensland 2006; (p. 6)
— Review of The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek 1973 single work picture book -
Weaving Magic with Words and Pictures
1994
single work
criticism
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 23 August 1994; (p. 6)
— Review of The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek 1973 single work picture book -
Children's Book Week
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6 July 1994; (p. 15)
— Review of The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek 1973 single work picture book -
[Review] The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek
1974
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6 July 1974; (p. 15)
— Review of The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek 1973 single work picture book -
Australian Picture Books
1974
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : New Books for Boys and Girls , January no. 50 1974; (p. 13)
— Review of The Giant Devil Dingo 1973 single work picture book ; The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek 1973 single work picture book ; Mulga Bill's Bicycle 1896 single work poetry -
Know the Author : Jenny Wagner
1991
single work
column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 6 no. 1 1991; (p. 18-19) -
The Twenty-First Birthday Celebration of The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek
1994
single work
column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 9 no. 3 1994; (p. 7-8) -
The Birth of the Bronze
1994
single work
column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 9 no. 3 1994; (p. 8-10) -
The Many Faced Bunyip and Teaching Children's Literature
1991
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , December vol. 2 no. 3 1991; (p. 99-107) -
From the Word Go : Books for Younger Readers
1992
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 145 1992; (p. 68-72)
Awards
- 1974 winner CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Picture Book of the Year
- 1974 special award CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year Award
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